Rwanda's Key Power Plant Gets Floating Booms to Fight Plastic Waste

Rwanda's Key Power Plant Gets Floating Booms to Fight Plastic Waste

Floating booms have been installed on the Rusizi River to reduce plastic waste that has been disrupting the operation of power plants supplying electricity to Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo).

Rusizi power plant gets floating booms to fight plastic waste

Floating booms have been installed on the Rusizi River to reduce plastic waste that has been disrupting the operation of power plants supplying electricity to Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo). Plastic pollution is increasingly hindering power generation along the river and threatening aquatic life in Lake Kivu, leading to urgent calls for sustainable waste management. A floating boom is a barrier that rests on the…